American Dictionary
Definition tease in American English
tease
verb
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verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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1
to say something to someone in order to have fun by embarrassing or annoying them slightly in either a friendly or an unkind way
Example
I didn't mean it: I was only teasing.
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3
to make your hair look thicker by holding the end of it and moving a comb down through it toward your head
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Example
The wool is teased into longer and straighter fibers.
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